Apply to teach writing

Information for Prospective Instructors

Hiring for CTYOnline is very competitive. Each year, we receive many more applications than we have positions available.

Job responsibilities

• critique student writing
• provide students with appropriate assignments (some email courses)
• respond to student metacognitive reflections on the experience of writing an assignment
• compose progress reports and final evaluations of student progress
• help students use the online course management system (web-based courses) 

Desired Qualifications:

Applicants most likely to be selected for interviews submit materials that focus on the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

The position requires a BA in English, Creative Writing, or Composition and Rhetoric and at least one year teaching experience in relevant area. Experience teaching composition at either the college or secondary level. Additional education may be substituted for experience. Ability to write substantive critiques of 400+ words.

• Applicants must have broadband Internet connection.
• Applicants must have email and the basic tech skills we expect of students. Our primary mode of communication with instructors is through email. Instructors check their email at least twice a day

Preferred Qualifications

Prefer advanced degree in English, Creative Writing, or Composition and Rhetoric. Experience working with age group and with gifted students. Knowledge of online course management systems helpful.

Writing Sample

Applicants must provide a written response to the prompt "Required Writing Sample for Prospective Writing Instructors."
pdf file (about 86 Kb)
Microsoft Word document (about 68 Kb)

Requisition Number

50892 Write down this number, compose your required Writing Sample, then follow instructions How to Apply.

More Information (READ THIS BEFORE YOU APPLY)

Typical instructor qualifications. If you don't meet these, you probably should not apply. Do not apply if you are employed full time.

• All our current writing instructors hold at least one advanced degree. A significant number hold two, including the Ph.D. We consider current graduate students, but rarely hire outside the Preferred Qualifications disciplines (i.e., Comp Lit, International Languages, etc. should not expect to be considered without several years of college-level teaching experience in composition and/or rhetoric and very strong college-level student evaluations and supervisory recommendations).
• All our current writing instructors have at least 2 semesters experience teaching in the relevant area at the college level, or at least 2 terms of CTY Summer Programs teaching experience.
• Almost all our current writing instructors have familiarity with the age group (age varies by course).
• Almost all new writing hires have distance education experience.
• All new hires must have excellent self-motivated organizational skills.
• Web-based courses use a course management system (currently Moodle 1.9+). Experience with such systems is highly desirable, but lack of experience does not exclude applicants. Training takes about 2 hours. Increasingly, our writing applicants have experience as either a teacher or a student in a course management system.